Saturday, July 12, 2014

Wow! Once
again I am awed and inspired like I never thought I could be. I am so very thankful that our district chose
to send us to the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.
Every person I meet or every principal I talk to says the same thing
about their visit. They (and I) feel
rejuvenated and refreshed after a long year in the trenches. Listening to great speakers and sharing ideas
and programs with principals from all over the country has given me so many
ideas and so much insight into ways to make my school and our district better.

Last year, I
attended the NAESP 13 in Baltimore. It
was such a moving and important part of my growth as a principal. Each day, I would call my colleagues and tell
them about all of the amazing speakers and things I had the opportunity to
see. My colleagues back at home were
jealous and vowed to come to the NAESP 2014.
Well here we are and it was great.
Amazing!

What made it
even better was that I had the opportunity to share it with some of my
colleagues. I think they would agree
that we all learned quite a bit. More
importantly, we made some connections with educators from throughout the
country and grew our Personal Learning Networks (PLN). We have made friends with principals from
other states and have vowed to continue to share ideas and possibly connect our
schools and students. This can only make each of our schools better. What a great
opportunity for our students. I can’t
wait for September!

All I can
say to my friends from #NAESP14 is thank you for sharing. To my district, my teachers and my students.
. . LOOK OUT! I can’t tell you how pumped I am to get started.